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The Effect of Motivational Interviewing Technique on Smoking Urge and Smoking Cessation Success in Teachers

The Effect of Motivational Interviewing Technique on Smoking Urge and Smoking Cessation Success in Teachers

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05374707
Enrollment
61
Registered
2022-05-16
Start date
2021-04-12
Completion date
2021-11-01
Last updated
2022-05-16

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Conditions

Motivational Interviewing, Nursing, School Health, Smoking

Brief summary

Background: Smoking, which remains one of the biggest public health threats that the world faces and has reached epidemic proportions, continues to cause more than eight million deaths on average per year worldwide. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of motivational interviewing technique on the smoking urge and the success of smoking cessation in teachers. Methods: This was an experimental (randomized controlled) study where motivational interviews were conducted with the individuals in the experimental group. The sample of the study was chosen from the teachers, who met the inclusion criteria, in the secondary schools in the central districts of Manisa. The study was completed with 30 smokers in the experimental group and 31 smokers in the control group. Questionnaire on Smoking Urges, Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale and Sociodemographic Data Form were used as data collecting tools. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, t-test and regression analysis were used to analyse the data.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

Motivational interviewing is a form of interview conducted with a patient-centered approach in order to enable people to discover and solve the obstacles to behavior change.

Sponsors

Celal Bayar University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

He groups of smoking teachers were known by the researcher. In order to provide one sided blindness in the study, the smoking teachers were not informed about the groups to which their schools were assigned and therefore the groups they were in.

Intervention model description

The sample of the study included the teachers working in six state secondary schools, which had the highest number of teachers among all secondary schools in Yunusemre and Şehzadeler districts and provided permission (n:446). Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study, did not have a malignant disease or a psychiatric problem, were non-smokers, and taught at schools included in the study were enrolled. The sample of the study consists of teachers working in six state secondary schools, which have the highest number of teachers among all secondary schools in the two central districts of a city and are allowed (n:446). Since schools were preferred as the randomization unit, three schools from six state secondary schools were determined as the experimental group and three schools as the control group by means of the random number generation software Research Randomizer.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Criteria for inclusion * Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study, * Did not have a malignant disease or a psychiatric problem, * Were smokers, * Taught at schools included in the study were enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

* Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study * Non-smokers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The desire of individuals to smoke1 monthQuestionnaire on Smoking Urges: Measurement of smoking desires in experimental and control groups, before and after intervention. Scoring of the scale ranges from 10 to 70. The smallest score that can be obtained from the scale is 10, indicating no urge felt to quit smoking. The highest possible score is 70 and indicates a very high urge to smoke.
The achievements of individuals towards quitting smoking1 monthSmoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale: Measurement of smoking cessation success before and after intervention in experimental and control groups. The lowest score that can be obtained from SCSPS is 10, and the highest is 50. Higher scores from the scale indicate higher success of smoking cessation.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026